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Home My WebLink AboutM-84-0754HOWARD V. GARY City Manager July 2, 1984 Mr. Nestor Toledo City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33131 Dear Nestor: Please find enclosed a copy of a letter from Pamela Gadinsky of South Florida Blood Services and a copy of my letter to the Mayor regarding this subject. Please note that it is very important that this item be taken up at the July 31st Planning and Zoning meeting so that this designation can be made during this upcoming football season. Thank you for your cooperation. Should you have any questions please call me. Sincerely, /,/I - Rick Sisser Enclosures 114 0 77i D N 84--'754 FRIr R "wrie" CISCFR t Paidarivo I iaicnn / P 0 Rmc (II(IJ W / Miami. Flnrida 13101 / 1305) 576-7667 A jorf 'Mic-Tint" P.O. Box 330706 MAURicF- A. FvqRe: MIAMI. FLORIDA 33133 MAYOR 305-570-6010 Decardy-ar 28, 1983 Mr. Eric R. Sisser 3501 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 312 Miami, Florida Dear Rick: Thank you for your letter of December 13, 1983 in reference to having N.W. 7th Street between N.W. 7th Avenue and N.W. 10th Avenue named Ed NewTmn Street. By copy of this letter, I am requesting that City Manager Howare Gary place this issue on the first city Cc mission meeting in January. Sipcpprelyr / V UO'CA", C-.- Maurice A. Ferre /ist cc: Howard V. Gary, MY Manager 84-754 HOWARD V (-.ARV (al ki'mage-f December 13, 1983 Mayor Maurice A. Ferre 3500 Pan American Dr. Miami., FL 33133 Dear Mayor Ferr.e: Enclosed please find a copy of a letter sent to me by Ms. Pamela Gadinsky, Public Relations Coordinator for the South Florida Blood Service. Ms. Gadinsky is requesting that N.W. 7th Street between N.W. 7th Avenue and N.W. 10th Avenue be named Ed Newman Street. k Mr. Newman, who has been a successful spokesman for the South Florida Blood Service, has won state and national recop,niti.on from the Florida Association of Blood Banks and the American Association of Blood Banks. In the two years that he has been involved with the South Florida Blood Service donations have in- creased 221 percent. Within the three block area which would bear Mr. Newman's P name are located Jackson Memorial Hospital., Cedars Medical Center, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Bascom Palmer Eve Institute and Highland Park Hospital. Last year alone patients in these hospitals used in excess of 32,300 pints of blood which Mr. Newman helped recruit. Please inform me at your earliest possible convience as to what action the City of Miami would like to take regarding this request. Sincerely ours, J;*, le &U*(, Eric R. Sisser cc: Pamela Gadinsky Howard Gary, City Manager 84-'-'754. FRIC R. "RICK" 51104 R. I.POSIVivP haicnn / P O. Ho► 0101305 / Miami, Florida 33101 / 11051 856 wq p December 3, 1983 Mr. 'Eric Si.sser 1iegisl'it.ive T,inison City of Miami 3510 Bi.ficnyne Boulevard Suite 312 Miami, Florida 33137 Dear Mr. Si.sser: *FLORIDA 0 OO STRVICE PO Box 4)(000, (Airitni, Flt)ridn 33142 South Florida Blood Service seeks to honor one of the City's outstanding citizens by dedicating a city street,VN.W. 17 Street at N.W. 9 Avenue, to him. The man is Ed Newman and on the street corner is South Florida Blood Service, Ed Newman is an offensive guard for the Miami Dolphins football team. During the fall. of 1981, 1982 and 1983, the 11-year all -pro lineman served as spokesman for the cause of blood donation in South Florida. Thanks to his personal generosity and the support of local businesses he has been singularly effective in this role. His work was recognized this year through state and national awards citing his voluntary service from the Florida Association of Blood Banks and the American Association of Blood Banks. Consider the followinq statistics: In the four month period from September through December 1980, before Mr. Newman began his service, voluntary donations to South Florida Blood Service totaled 13,236. The following fall, the first season of Mr. Newman's service, donations increased 63 percent to 21,600. In the fall of 1982, donations grew by another 35 percent to 29,242. Donations in 1982 were 221 percent higher than those in 19801 Mr. Newman's efforts in 1983 promise to produce the most successful fall campaign in South Florida history. More than 205 local organizations including offices, military bares, churches, synagogues, hanks, hotels, unions, social clubs, civic groups and governmental agencies will hold blood drives in response to this campaign. Donations are expected to exceed 12,000 within the 14-month period. The evidence of Mr. Newman's effectiveness is clear. The success of the "Ed Newman Challenge" has resulted in lifesaving treatment for thousands of hospital patients in South Florida. Within a three block radius of the street which would bear Mr. Newman's name are located Jackson Memorial Hospital, Cedars Medical Center, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Highland Park Hospital. Last year alone patients in these hospitals used in excess of 32,300 pints of blood which Mr. Newman helped recruit and South Florida Blood Service collected, processed and supplied. T)ndA Conter 1675 N W 9th Avenur' Miarni. Florido 33136 (305) 326.8888 BroworciCenter P�rit.c y IN irk South. Suite 205. 100 N W 82nd Avenue. Plantation. Florida 33324 (30b) 472-B88B V"A if, r rr it V V U 4-M11,"ir W RVy.1J, I1411R 84-'75 ili, I Cancer patients, leukemics, burn victims, hPmovhi-1J—n %Tlrl ii"r-lorgoing routine and emprgpncy surgery all. have benpfi-f-jind ryom, th- ntt-nfion Mr. Newman has broiiqht to t-h(%- com.-munity hlr-,orl piournm -1,1 '?If- (1011017S hAVP to hi-s C-r41 I - Perhaps thn rnorL oiit-st-in(linq 'IPf7ct of Mr, from th- hinielrorin of volunjr-y- 110,11-n 11r, iFz tliq Commitment to the bloo!l program. 7\nyone --ho ha,3 board bi,m sink - on tlle 1-14o, before groups, or in personal convt-rsnti-nns - is struck by thn si.nr--city of his appPn I . In fact, Mr. would rathor t-1311- about: tho nf-(--(l for blood than about foot -ball.. Finally, fir. Newman in no armchair qunrterback. He in a requiar blood donor himself, and he has hosted blood drives at his business, soliciting the blood donations of neighboring businonq people, as well. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Mr. Newman should feel flattered indeed. Iiis campaign in 1;outh Florida was imitated in 1982 by the Blood Center of Southeastern Louisiana, utilizing players from the New Orleans Saints. And he has become a model for other NFL players in donation campaigns. Now when Dolfans mention number 64, Ed Newman, they not only discuss his 11 years as an outstanding professional football player, they also talk about his volunteer role with the blood program. And they role up their sleeves to give. Thank you for your attention to this petition to name N.W. 17 Street at N.W. 9 Avenue for a man who has brought pride to this community through four AFC Championships and two Superbowls and has distinguished himself as a gentle man and compassionate humanitarian, Ed Newman. Sincerely, 6 �" -'?Z�� Pamela B. Gadins Public Relations Coordinator I 84-754.